When Penn State Berks' Yaya Barry graduated on May 7, it was the realization of his dream and the culmination of a long journey for him and his family, having moved from Guinea to the United States in 2004. When they arrived in Philadelphia, Barry did not know any English. In just 12 years, he has been able to not only learn the language, but also earn a bachelor of science in accounting and a full-time internship at Ernst & Young as an auditor.

The Enterprise Integration Consortium (EIC) at Penn State will hold an Industry Advisory Board meeting Oct. 28-29 at the Ramada State College Hotel and Conference Center. The EIC is a multidisciplinary education and research group that focuses on issues related to enterprise integration technologies and applications, supply chain management, and enterprise resource planning systems.

The demand for accountants and auditors is forecast to increase the number of jobs by 13 percent through 2022. Penn State World Campus is launching a new bachelor’s degree and a new master’s degree in accounting that can help train people for jobs in this growing field.

Yara Elsaied is in her first year as a student at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. While Erie, Pennsylvania, and Behrend are entirely new for Elsaied, the United States is not. The Cairo native has grown quite fond of the country over the past couple years.

A new study from Penn State Smeal College of Business faculty members Steven Huddart and Hong Qu examines the power of social influence on managers’ ethical behavior. The Department of Accounting researchers find that managers tend to become more honest after observing honest peers and more dishonest after observing dishonest peers.

Meilyng Gonzalez-Adams was ready to present her personal sales pitch at the spring Career and Internship Fair at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Her plans quickly changed after she was invited to an impromptu interview.

Richard Fisher, Class of 1975, accounting, was recognized at this month’s banquet for Beta Alpha Psi — an international honors organization for accounting students and professionals — as the Penn State Smeal College of Business Accounting Department Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.

With a commitment of $634,000 to the Smeal College of Business, Penn State alumni Steve and Lyn Reeves of Baltimore, Md., will establish the Reeves Family Early Career Professorship and the Reeves Family Student Success Fund, both to benefit Smeal’s Department of Accounting.

The Penn State Smeal College of Business course Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making (Accounting 211) has a reputation for rigor. Ken Pasch, instructor in accounting and management, has leveraged technology to help reinforce lessons and provide students with opportunities for practice and extra credit.